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Upwork UK English Basic Skills Test 2015

Q:Choose
the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

_______ is the name of the opera,
and ______ role did you say Maria would pay?Answer: c (what, which)

Q:Read the following question and choose the response that
uses the correct corresponding verb tense.Answer: a (No, because by the time I got there all
the tickets had already been sold.)

Q:Choose the
phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on
sentence.
It’s never too late to learn how to swim ______ you may fall off a boat!Answer: b (you never know when)

Q:Choose the
series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.
This dish ______ too spicy. Why _______ so much pepper?Answer: e (a and c)

Q:Rearrange
the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct
sentence.
With can’t phone, on whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend, himAnswer: e (Whenever I can’t spend time with my
friend. I always speak to him on the phone.

Q:Read the
following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding
verb tense.
Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?Answer: b (No, I wasn’t listening to the radio.)

Q:Choose the
series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
Victor, who stole ______ ideas and used them to make ______ a millionaire,
never once offered ______ a word of thanks.Answer: d (our, himself, us)

Q:Which of
the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?Answer: e (All of the above)

Q:Choose the
series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentences.
While ______ of our relatives live on the _______ hill in the country, ______of
our friends live in the ________ area of the valley.Answer: c (many, windiest, most, protected)

Q:Choose the
series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
Knowing that February was the ______ month of the year, Cheryl planned her
vacation ________.Answer: b (shortest, accordingly)

Q:Choose the
phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on
sentence.
Mr. Peach has sent his four children to lvy league colleges _______ he has
sacrificed his health working day and night dusty factory.Answer: b (; however)

Q:Choose the
series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentences.
I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her _______ stupid and ______
behavior.Answer: b (total, irresponsible)

Q:Choose the
series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
If Harry ________ to the party too early, don’t let him in; he ________ outside
like everyone else.Answer: a (gets, will have to wait)

Q:Which of
the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?Answer: a (Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for
the day; however, she failed to return them.)

Q:Change the
following sentences from a question to indirect speech.
“I will be moving soon.” said AlmaAnswer: d (Alma says she would move
soon.)

Q:Choose the
series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
Alison regrets _______ you with her remarks; she never meant ______ so.Answer: b (to hurt, to do)

Q:Choose the
series of pronouns that best completes the following sentences.
Don’t ______ think Larry should call ________ wife if _______ is going to be
late for dinner?Answer: a (you, his, he)

Q:Which of
the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?Answer: e (None of the above)

Q:Complete
the following sentences by choosing the phrase with the best word order from
the option given.
Only after they had completed an exhaustive study ________ how to adapt the
technology to the needs of our company.Answer: c (they did begin to understand)

Q:Rearrange
the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct
sentence.
days . for last has good weather few The been the notAnswer: d (The weather has not been good for the
last few days)

Q:Choose the
series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
I placed my notes ______ my desk and referred to them ______ the meeting.Answer: b (beside, during)

Q:Which of
the following sentences is punctuated correctly?Answer: d (“Come here,” she said, “and let me get a
good look at you.”)

Q:Complete
the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the
option given.
Those who are not wise _________.Answer: d (does not need to be necessarily stupid)

Q:Read the
following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding
verb tense.
Does Jack wear that furry hat often?Answer: d (No, he only wears it when his ears are
cold.)

Q:Choose the
series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.Charlotte knew
________ the secret investigation ________ her past, but she closed her eyes to
it and pretended it happening.Answer: a (of, about)

Q:Choose the
series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The archaeologists were ______ to discover such a ________ and _______
_________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.Answer: b (amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful)

Q:Choose the
series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
Everyone ________ too busy cooking and _______ the family of bears _______ from
woods.Answer: d (was, setting up, to notice, watching)

Q:Choose the
series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Julia, who is studying to be ________ foreign correspondent, is currently doing
______ internship in ______ Middle East _____ will
return before the end of _______ year.Answer: a {(no article required), an, the, but, the}

Q:Which of
the following sentences is punctuated correctly?Answer: b (We are expecting a hurricane this
afternoon; therefore we have closed the school early.)

Q:Which of
the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?Answer: e (a and b)

Q:Change the
following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Rhonda says, “I get to work early every day.”Answer: c (Rhonda has said that she got to work
early every day.)

Q:Which of
the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?Answer: b, d {(We think the judge will have noticed
something strange in her behavior.), (Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten
hold the story.)}

Q:Rearrange
the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct
sentences.
Last what ! It’s did you night, over AfterAnswer: b (After what you did last night, it’s
over!)

Q:Change the
following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
“It may snow tomorrow,” He said.Answer: d (He said it might snow tomorrow.)

Q:Choose the
series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The helium _______ balloon rose ________ into the air; the villagers knew then
their _______ leader was off on another mission.Answer: c (powered, powerfully, powerful)

Q:Rearrange
the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct
sentences.
Would I have it anything if had, I you known said would not botherAnswer: b (I would not have said anything if I had
known it would bother you)

Q:Choose
the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Charlotte
knew________ the secret investigation _________her past, but she closed her
eyes to it and pretended it wasn’t happening.

Answer:
a. (of, about)

Q:Which of the following sentences punctuated correctly?

a. Tracy bought three
suits; seven scarves; and ten pairs of shoes.

Answer:
b. (We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the
school early.)

Q:Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes
the following sentence.

While_________of
our relatives live on the__________hill in the county, _________of our friends
live in the _________areas of the valley.

Answer:
c. (many, windiest, most, more, protected)

Q:Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with
the best word order from the options given.

Those who
are not wise_____________.

Answer:
d. (does not need to be necessarily stupid.)

Q:Rearrange the following words to create most logical and
grammatically correct sentence.

days for
last has good weather few The been the not

Answer:
d. (The weather has not been good for the last few days)

Q:Which of the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Answer:
d. (“Come here.” she said, “and let me get a good look at you.”)

Q:Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect
speech.

“Sharon must go to
the bank today.” said Albert.

Answer:
d. (Albert said Sharon
had to go to the bank today.)

Q:Choose the option that correctly changes original sentence
from active to passive.

ORIGINAL
SENTENCE:

That tall
man is carrying a lot of lumber.

REWRITTEN
SENTENCES:

Answer:
d. (A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.)

Q:Rearrange the following words to create most logical and
grammatically correct sentence.

Sleeping
likes the . midday Katie
until on weekends

Answers:
(Katie likes sleeping until midday
on the weekends.)

Q:Choose the series of verbs that best completes the
following sentence.

I find it
very hard to remember ______________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact,
I remember_____________to do so dozens of times!

Answer:
d. (mailing, forgetting)

Q:Choose
the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following
sentence.

Lilacs
___________ violets are usually purple, I have seen some _________ are white.

Answer:
c. (and, although, that)

Q:Which of the following sentence illustrates proper use of
comma?

a. Randy
wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.

Answer:
f. (All of the above)

Q:Which of the following sentence does NOT illustrates correct
verb and tense usage?

Q:Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the
following sentence.

Although Marvin
said he had the keys___________ the flower pot, we were unable to find
them___________ the dark. In the end, we waited for him at the coffee shop
____________ the corner.

Answer:
a. (under, in. around)

Q:Complete
the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the
options given.

The excited
children who had run toward the loud _______________.

Answer:
d. (music, told the others about the ice cream truckoutside)

Q:Rearrange the following words to create most logical and
grammatically correct sentence.

your
company name? of what the is

Answer:
c. (What is the name of your company?)

Q:Which of the following sentences NOT punctuated correctly?

a. All of
the apple’s at the grocers were rotten so I bought oranges instead.

Answer:
b. (“Seven canteens full of water should enough for the hike,” said Tabitha.)

Q:Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the
following sentence.

After
realizing that our hosts hadn’t actually invested _________ to ____________
party. ____________ excused ____________ from the table and slipped out the
back door.

Answer:
a. (us, their, we, ourselves.)

Q:Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use
of parallel construction?

Answer:
b. (We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are
rearranging the chairs.)

Q:Which of the following sentence uses correct pronoun usage?

a. to whom
are your employees going to report while you’re gone?

Answer:
e. (All of the above)

Q:Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect
speech.

“I’m not
feeling well,” Agatha said.

Answer:
a. (Agatha has said that she doesn’t feel well.)

Q:Which of
the sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange

Answer: d. (The queen had
hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.)

Q:Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb
and verb tense usage?Answer: b. (Until the snow does not melt, the train
will not be able to move.)

Q:Which
of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense
usage?Answer: c. (They was going to sell pastries as well,
but then decided against it.)

Q:Which
of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?Answer: d. (Have you seen the cookies that were on
my desk? They seem to have disappeared.)

Q: Choose
the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
_______ she was feeling ill, Teresa wanted to eat only _____ apple _____ some
soup.Answer: c. (Because, an, or)

Q:Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and
grammatically correct sentence.
last what ! it's did you night, over AfterAnswer: d. (After, it's over what you did last
night!)

Q:Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the
following sentence.
Jeremy drove his motorcycle _______ the bridge, _______ the hill, and _______
the diner before finally parking it _______ two police cars.Answer: c. (across, down, past, between)

Q:Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best
completes the following sentence.
I think Fran could be ______ great public speaker, _______ she is still too shy
to try it.Answer: b. (a, but)

Q:Choose the verb that best completes the following sentence.
Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?Answer: a. (has studied)

Q:Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and
grammatically correct sentence.
work . is always to brother willing not MyAnswer: b. (My brother is not always willing to
work.)

Q:Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence
structure?Answer: b. (Unless the world doesn't control its
population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another.)

Q:Read the original sentence below and then choose the
rewritten sentence that illustrates proper sentence structure.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
It is easy to carry solid objects, but the same cannot be said of liquids.
REWRITTEN SENTENCES:Answer: a. (Unlike liquids, solid objects are easy
to carry.)

Q:Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best
completes the following sentence.
Neither we ________ Sal, our neighbor, could understand ________ it had been
our dog Rover or Sal's cat's kittens _________ had destroyed all the flower
beds in the middle of _______ night.Answer: a. (nor, whether, that, the)

Q:Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct
verb and verb tense usage?Answer: c. (The Imagist movement in poetry is
commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth century.)

Q:Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated
correctly?Answer: a. All of the apple's at the grocer's were
rotten, so I bought oranges instead.

Q:Which of the following sentences
illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?Answer: c. (Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.)